An Asian black bear was captured on a wildlife observation camera walking on Mount Takao in the western Tokyo city of ...

Japan will host the Asian Games for the first time in 32 years when the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games open Sept. 19. Athletes from ...

The Nagano Prefectural Police force has selected the first successful applicant under a new recruitment program for people ...

The Japanese and U.S. governments are planning for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump to have talks on ...

The Tokyo metropolitan government is considering an ordinance banning littering, as trash left in downtown entertainment ...

Tokyo stocks were mixed Friday morning, as the benchmark Nikkei index was lifted by heavyweight technology shares, although ...

Kyushu Railway Co. said it resumed Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train services along the entire-line Friday for the first time ...

The number of influenza cases reported by designated medical institutions in the capital has surpassed the threshold for an influenza advisor ...

The Japanese government has adopted a tax reform outline centered on a consumption tax reduction. It plans to submit related ...

Japan's immigration agency had 103 IC card printers, worth about 56.5 million yen ($363,000), sitting unused at seven regional bureau ...

The U.S. dollar jumped above the 157 yen line on Friday, after two of nine Bank of Japan policy board members voted against an intere ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from around 1.0 percent on Friday, accelerating monetary tightening as ...